Guide: visit the Palau de la Música Catalana

The Interior

The interior of the Palau is filled with trencadís, the broken-tile mosaic technique that is a hallmark of Catalan modernism. From the main entrance, you can access the foyer, an open space for public use, often serving as a resting area during concert intermissions or a place to enjoy a coffee. The lobby also features a grand staircase adorned with glass balustrades.

The concert hall seats 2,049 people and is bathed in color and light thanks to the stained glass windows, mosaic-covered columns, and the iconic inverted stained glass dome in the ceiling, which casts a warm, colorful glow over the auditorium.

On stage, the grand organ draws attention with its impressive size, sitting above the mosaic of 18 modernist muses, each playing different musical instruments. Other artistic tributes to music include busts of Beethoven and Josep Anselm Clavé, and sculptures depicting Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries.”

In front of the concert hall, you’ll find the Lluís Millet Hall, a spacious lounge dedicated to the composer, featuring beautiful glass doors that lead to a terrace adorned with trencadís-covered columns.

Between 1982 and 1989, a new six-story building was added, containing dressing rooms, an archive, a library, meeting rooms, and the Petit Palau, a smaller auditorium with 538 seats, built on the site of the old Church of San Francisco de Paula.